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The world is on fire with active conflict on five continents.

Trump's $2 gas promise is gone, Massachusetts enjoys the cheapest gas Gasoline skyrockets 34 cents a gallon in a week, but the cheapest gasoline isn't where you think it is.

Trump's $2 gas promise is gone, Massachusetts enjoys the cheapest gas

Gasoline skyrockets 34 cents a gallon in a week, but the cheapest gasoline isn't where you think it is.

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Ukraine to the rescue in the Middle East A summary of the events that happened on day 1,4701 of the Russia-Ukraine War.

The Big Story: The United States has formally requested Ukraine to assist with air defense in the Middle East

The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 995, for 5 March 2026, is 43 pages long and is a full report. Here is today’s summary:

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Russian Black Sea Fleet blasted by Ukrainian drones A summary of the events that happened on day 1,470 of the Russia-Ukraine War.

The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 994, for February 27-28 and 1-4 March, 2026, is 44 pages long & is a full report.

The big story? 6 Russian Black Sea Fleet ships were damaged in a drone attack, with 2 suffering mission-kill damage. Your daily summary:

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Opinion: The West ignored Ukraine's warnings about drones as the Middle East burns Middle Eastern nations are already running out of ballistic missile interceptors, and Iranian Shahed drones are a much bigger problem than mission planners assumed. This was preventable.

Opinion: The West ignored Ukraine's warnings about drones as the Middle East burns

Middle Eastern nations are already running out of ballistic missile interceptors, and Iranian Shahed drones are a much bigger problem than mission planners assumed. This was preventable.

Ukrainian forces liberated 83.46 sq km of territory in February, the largest advance since August 2023.

Ukraine cleared 272.46 sq km of territory, mostly in the Zaporizhzhia & Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.

Russia captured 189.00 sq km of territory, mostly in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka & Siversk AOs.

Iran struck AWS datacenter in UAE, facility on fire and regional S3 services collapsing

German cruise ship barely escapes Iranian missile attack The German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4, with 2,500 passengers and 1,000 crew, is stranded at Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates.

German cruise ship barely escapes Iranian missile attack

The German cruise ship Mein Schiff 4, with 2,500 passengers and 1,000 crew, is stranded at Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates.

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'Several' allied warplanes downed over Kuwait Kuwaiti Army spokesperson said "several" US military aircraft crashed and that all flight crews are safe.

'Several' allied warplanes downed over Kuwait

Kuwaiti Army spokesperson said "several" US military aircraft crashed and that all flight crews are safe.

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How Hamas destroyed Iran’s Axis of Power Iran’s once‑powerful network of proxies faltered after the Gaza War, Houthi escalations, and Syria’s political shift, leaving Tehran's Axis of Resistance broken and fragmented.

How Hamas destroyed Iran’s Axis of Power

Iran’s once‑powerful network of proxies faltered after the Gaza War, Houthi escalations, and Syria’s political shift, leaving Tehran's Axis of Resistance broken and fragmented.

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2022 Ukraine asks for NATO nations to assist

2026 NATO nations ask Ukraine to assist with air defense against Shaheds

Ukraine's air defense expertise 'irreplaceable,' Zelensky says as war escalates in Middle East "The situation in the Middle East shows how difficult it is to provide 100% protection against missiles and Shaheds. ... Everyone now sees that our experience in defense is largely irreplaceable."

⚡️Ukraine's air defense expertise 'irreplaceable,' Zelensky says as war escalates in Middle East.

"The situation in the Middle East shows how difficult it is to provide 100% protection against missiles and Shaheds. ... Everyone now sees that our experience in defense is largely irreplaceable."

Khamenei’s Legacy: Repression, Power, Purges, War Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rose from revolutionary protégé to Iran’s most powerful figure, overseeing decades of conflict, repression, and regional proxy wars that reshaped the Middle East.

Special Report: Khamenei’s Legacy: Repression, Power, Purges, War

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rose from revolutionary protégé to Iran’s most powerful figure, overseeing decades of conflict, repression, and regional proxy wars that reshaped the Middle East.

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Khamenei Dead; Iran Threatens Historic Retaliation Iran’s leadership was decimated in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting vows of the “heaviest offensive” in the nation’s history.

Khamenei Dead; Iran Threatens Historic Retaliation

Iran’s leadership was decimated in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting vows of the “heaviest offensive” in the nation’s history.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead - multiple intelligence agencies reporting

Muscat International Airport in Oman has been closed.

Iranian (missile? drone?) intercepted at close range by air defense at Ali al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s residence and compound were obliterated by a US/Israeli strike. Image source Airbus

Debris from an intercepted Iranian missile crashed in the Quneitra Governorate of Syria.

Quneitra is in southwest Syria and borders Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent at the Pentagon for Fox News, condemned the Trump administration’s earlier decision to gut Voice of America, leaving Washington with limited resources to shape the information space in Iran.

Iran fires ballistic missiles everywhere, one dead in Abu Dhabi Iran has launched ballistic missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, and Bahrain in response to Israeli and US attacks.

Iran fires ballistic missiles everywhere, one dead in Abu Dhabi

Iran has launched ballistic missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, and Bahrain in response to Israeli and US attacks.

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Missile debris falls on Abu Dhabi, UAE, killing one, per the UAE Ministry of Defense.

Iranian missile strikes Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, is being evacuated as a precautionary measure.

To be clear, the Burj Khalifa was not targeted or hit.

Video captures the moment an Iranian ballistic missile hit NSA Bahrain, home of the US Navy Fifth Fleet Command.

US Fifth Fleet HQ blasted by Iranian missile Explosions rock US Naval Support Activity Base Bahrain in Manama, after a successful Iranian ballistic missile strike.

US Fifth Fleet HQ blasted by Iranian missile

Explosions rock US Naval Support Activity Base Bahrain in Manama, after a successful Iranian ballistic missile strike.

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US Tomahawk cruise missile failed in flight, crashed in Kirkuk, Iraq. the warhead did not explode.

There's a tweet for everything.

US subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile flying over Tehran

Netblocks reports Iran is under a total Internet blackout. It is unclear if this is due to the attacks, cyber warfare, or action by Iranian security to suppress information.

Iran has launched a “significant” barrage of missiles in the direction of Israel.